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DELAWARE CONTENT STANDARDS

MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL

SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

United States History Curriculum applied to Standards and Performance Indicators

drafted by Kevin DiCostanzo & Gretchen Pikus

 

Chapter & Objective Performance Indicators

Unit: The Coming of Civil War (1848-1861)

Content: Civil War: causes & effects
      1. 1. Explain the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin in

        2. America in 1850’s. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13

        2. Compare the northerner and southerners perspectives on slavery and

        industry. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.9.12.13

        3. Identify geographical, sociopolitical and socioeconomic differences

        between the North and South. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.12.13

      2. 1. Explain how Congress tried to "compromise" a balance of

power between North and South in 1820 and 1850. H.1.2.4.5.6.7.9.12.13
    1. Explain how the Kansas-Nebraska Act was an act of compromise. H.1.2.4.5.7
    2. Identify the active political parties and their perspective on the slavery question. H.1.2.4.5.6.7.9.12.13

5.3 1. Explain the precedent and significant impact of human rights in the

Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court Case. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.9.12.13

2. Explain three examples in which the "compromises" did not work and

state why. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. Identify how the election of 1860 created a "lame duck" situation in

which increased chances for secession. H.1.2.4.5.7
      1. Identify and explain southerners reasons for secession. H.1.2.4.5.7
      2. Identify the geographical location of secession and explain the events. H.1.2.4.5.7.12 G.11.14
      3. Identify the name of the seceded area and name new president. H.1.2.4.5.7
      4. Identify southern states that were part of the confederacy. H.1.2.4.5.7
      1. 1. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the Northern and Southern states in categories

of population, railroad, industry, agriculture, finance and military. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13

2. Identify why the North was overconfident in the war and why this had a significant impact

at the Battle of Manassas. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      1. Describe the impact and significance of Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      2. Explain the geographical impact of the waterways and railroad system on the Civil War. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13 G.11.14
      1. 1. Identify who created the first draft laws in America and for what reasons. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      1. Explain the significance of writ of habeas corpus and identify how it was used in the Civil War. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      2. Identify 4 lasting impacts of federal power the Civil War created. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      3. Explain the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation and the difference of impact in the North and South. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. Describe the impact and significance of Robert Lee in the Civil War. H.1.2.5.7
      2. 1. Describe the impact and significance of William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War. H.1.2.5.7 2. Compare the "war of attrition" and "total war" strategies in the Civil War. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.12.13
      1. Identify the geographical location, time period, impact on North and South and significance of

the Battles of Shiloh, Fredericksburg, Antietam, Gettysburg and Vicksburg. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13 G.11.14
      1. 1. Identify the speaker and purpose of the Gettysburg Address. H..1.2.3.5.7.12

2. Identify the geographical location, time period, impact on North and South and significance of

Sherman’s March, Savannah, Petersburg, and the Appomattox Court House. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13 G.11.14
      1. Explain the 13th Amendment, date amended, significance. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      2. Identify concerns that were not addressed by the 13th amendment. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.12.13
      3. Identify the person who assassinated the 16th president and explain historical reason why. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      1. 1. Define the term Reconstruction and explain the purpose as viewed by Radical Republicans. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      1. Detail how freed people embraced their newly gained freedom. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.12.13
      2. Identify "issues of rights" for newly freed people. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      1. 1. Define and explain the mission of the Freedmen’s Bureau. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      1. Explain the differences between Lincoln and Johnson’s Reconstruction plans. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      2. Define the intent of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution. . H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      3. Identify how Congress limited presidential power. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      4. Explain why President Johnson was impeached from office. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. Explain how Republicans gained political support in the South and it’s effects. H..1.2.3.5.7.12

2. Detail the effects of new labor forms in the South and compare these relationships to the

institution of slavery. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13

7.4 1. Explain how industrialization in the South often led to political corruption. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      1. Outline the impact of the Compromise of 1877 on Reconstruction. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      2. Evaluate the success of Reconstruction. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13

Unit: Expansion : Rewards and Costs, 1860- 1920

Content: Industrialism and its affects on society and Native Americans
      1. 1. Explain the impact of technological advances on late 19th century American life. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.12.13
      1. List ways businesses changed in the US as a result of transportation and communications

        2. advances. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.12.13

      2. Outline the growth of new patents and inventions from 1860-1890. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.12.13
      3. Outline the development of the transcontinental railroad and the effects it had on transportation on American life. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the difference between the terms Captains of Industry and Robber Barons. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.9.12.13
      1. Identify 2 different forms of business consolidation and explain examples of how they were

used. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      1. 1. Describe the working conditions of a factory employee. H..1.2.3.5.7.12
      1. Explain why workers felt compelled to keep their jobs, how that impacted the employers and

labor unions. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.9.12.13

3. Analyze the groups which constituted the American labor force of the 19th century. H.1.2.3.5.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. Graph distribution of citizen’s income in the United States and explain reasons for this

distribution. H.1.2.3.5.7.9.13
      1. Detail the causes behind and outcomes of labor unrest during 1877-1896. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      2. Identify the development of labor unions in the US, name, state purpose and leaders. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the impact of speculators on land and business. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13
      1. Identify how homesteaders obtained land in the west. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      2. List problems settlers experienced moving west and maintaining survival. H.1.2.3.5.7.13

3 1. Define the political and ethical purpose for the Trail of Tears and identify the person

who ordered the move. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.9.12.13

2. Describe the impact of forced migration on Native American culture. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. 1. Explain why Native Americans felt "whites" wasted natural resources. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13

        2. 2. Identify reasons for a cultural clash between Native Americans and homesteaders. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13

      2. 1. Explain how technology effected agriculture and mining in the West. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      3. 1. List the goals of the Populist movement. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      4. 1. Define the Turner Thesis. H.1.2.3.5.7.13

2. Examine and determine the truths of frontier myths. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13
      1. 1. Explain why American business practices caused a need for reform legislation. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13
      1. Explain the fundamental differences between the Republican and Democratic parties of this

period. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.9.12
      1. 1. Approximate the percentage of immigrants migrating from other countries. H.1.2.3.5.7.13

2. Identify reasons for immigration to the US and list some of the hardships experienced by

immigrants. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. 1. Explain the reasons behind the growth of American cities and how it led to political corruption.

H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.13

2. Explain how internal migration within the US changed the US economy. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13
      1. 1. Define the causes and missions of the reform movements of the late 19th century. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13

2. Illustrate how these reform movement affected American values. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.13
      1. 1. List reasons for the expansion of the American public and higher education systems. H.1.2.3.5.7.13

2. Compare the impact of education advances on American women and minorities. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.13

11.2 1. Explain how recreational activities influenced American culture. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. List the criticisms of a singular "American culture" and detail the nature of this conflict. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.13
      2. Compare the America as a "melting pot" and or "vegetable soup." H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.13
      1. 1. Give examples of how discrimination against Black Americans continued after Reconstruction.

H.1.2.3.5.7.12
      1. Provide an account of how African Americans responded to this continued discrimination.

H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.12.13

      1. 1. Define the societal role of American women in the late 19th century. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. Identify why a need for Women’s rights movement developed. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13
      2. Describe changes in women’s roles from this time period. H.1.2.3.5.7.13

Unit: The United States on the Brink of Change, 1890-1920

Content: Imperialism and World War I
      1. 1. Identify reasons why America decided to expand trade markets. H.1.2.3.5.7.13

2. Explain reasons why Americans felt imperialism would be advantageous to the US. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.13

3. Explain the effect of Social Darwinism on American culture. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.13
      1. 1. Detail the impact of the Monroe Doctrine on Latin America. H.1.2.3.5.7.11.13

2. Define the term Manifest destiny and it’s impact on US expansion. H.1.2.3.5.7.11.13
      1. Explain the reasons for the Spanish American War. H.1.2.3.5.7.11.13
      1. 1. Identify the US rewards as a result of the Spanish American War. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. 1. Explain the differences between Roosevelt’s and Taft’s use of US Foreign policy. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.9.13
      1. Explain why the US became involved in the building of the Panama canal, and why the US

president was criticized for his actions. H.1.2.3.5.7.8.13
      1. 1. Explain the "Imperialist debate" and how it effected the Philippines. H.1.2.3.5.7.8.13

2. List the reasons for and against American imperial expansion. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.9.13
      1. 1. List and define progressive reforms of the late 19th century. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. Compare and contrast the differences in reform tactics used by progressive reformers.

H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.9.13
      1. 1. Explain the impact of Progressive reforms on American society. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.12

2. Detail the effect of reforms on the different levels of American government. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.9.12
      1. 1. List the candidates, parties and platforms of the 1916 presidential campaign. H.1.2.3.5.7

2. Explain how Wilson continued the era of Progressive reform. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. List the victories of the early woman’s suffrage movement. H.1.2.5.7.12
      1. Detail the differences between the factions of the women’s suffrage movement and its impact.

H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the causes behind WWI and identify country alignments. H.1.2.3.4.6.7.11.12.13

2. List the reasons behind US neutrality during the beginning of WWI. H.1.2.3.4.6.7.11.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the impact of Germany’s use of unrestricted submarine warfare on the US.

H.1.2.3.4.6.7.11.12.13

2. Explain the reason for US involvement in WWI. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. Analyze the role of the US military troop on Allied strategy during WWI.
      1. Explain how the US involvement in WWI helped to end the war. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.11.12.13
      2. Describe minority involvement in US military troops. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      3. Describe the impact of geography on WWII military strategy. H.1.2.5.7.13 G.11.13.14
      1. 1. Detail the impact of WWI on the US and global economies. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.11.12.13

2. Explain the effects of the post war period on American society. H.1.2.5.7.8.13
      1. 1. Identify the purpose of the League of Nations, name the creator, and explain why the US

refused to join. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.11.12.13
      1. Explain the purpose of the Treaty of Versailles and the outline the requirements of Germany.

H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.11

3. Explain the reason behind the postwar global economic slump. H.1.2.5.7.8.13

Unit: Boom Times to Hard Times, 1919-1938

Content: Immigration, Great Depression, & Values of American Society
      1. 1. Explain the impact of the Russian Revolution on American Society and explain the Red Scare.

H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.11.12.13

2. List the reasons behind US immigration restrictions. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. Explain how American women affected a change in the American political system . H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13

2. Explain the reasons behind and effects of the African American migration. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. Explain how Jazz influenced American popular culture. H.1.2.5.7.8.13

15.4 1. List how population shifts and technological advances strengthened a common American

culture. H.1.2.3.5 G.9

15.5 1. Explain the reaction of Americans to the social changes of the period. H.1.2.4.5.6.7.12.13

16.1 1. Explain how the US government aided the expansion of American business. H.1.2..5.7.9.12.13

2. Describe the impact of stock market speculation and debt on the American economy.

H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.10.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the origins and impact of the Stock Market crash. H.1.4.5.7.9.12.13

2. List the impact of the Crash on the US and World economies. H.1.2.4.5.8.10.11.12.13
      1. 1. Detail the impact of the depression on various American groups. H .1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.
      2. 1. Analyze the impact of the Great depression on the US and the World. H.1.2.3.4.5.9.10.11.12..13

16.5 1. Outline the plan of the Hoover administration to end the Depression. H.1.2.3.5.12.13
      1. Explain the reasons behind FDR’s election and list the attributes of New Deal policy.

H.1.2.3.5.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the effect FDR and New Deal policies had on the American population. H.1.2.3.5.7.8

2. List and describe the programs of the New Deal. H.1.12.13
      1. Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of the first and second New Deal.

H.1.2.3.4.9.12
      1. 1. Criticize the effects of New Deal policies on women and minorities. H.1.2.4.8
      2. 1. Detail the successes and failures of New Deal policies. H.3.4.6.8.9
      1. Identify the impact of the New Deal on the federal debt. Compare the rise between 1917 and

1933. H.1.4.5.7.9.12.13
    • Compare and contrast the approach of Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt to the Great

Depression. H.1.2.4.5.7.9.12.13
    • State your opinion of which approach was best using supporting evidence from of Hoover’s plan & results and New Deal and results. H.1.2.4.5.7.9.12.13

Unit: Hot and Cold War, 1939-1960

Content: World War II, Civil Rights Movement & Communism Containment
      1. 1. Explain the reasons for development of fascist and totalitarian regimes. H.1.2.3.5.11
      1. Define Hitler’s Final Solution and explain the steps he intended to take to achieve this plan.

H.1.2.5.7.11

3.. Explain the US’s position in WWII prior to 1941 and the reasons causing the US’s entry into

WWII. H.1.2.3.5.6.7.8.11.12
      1. Identify why European powers adopted a policy of appeasement and explain its success.

H.1.5.8.11
      1. 1. Explain the Allied plan to defeat the Axis powers. H.1.2.5.11

2. Identify the significance of the geographical impact on WWII. H.1.2.5.12 G.11

3. Explain the effects of the Holocaust on the US. H.1.2.5.11
      1. 1. Explain the military experience of an American soldier during WWII. H.1.2.3.5.12

2. Describe the minority, military involvement in WWII. H.1.2.4.5.

3. Detail the reasons behind the internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII. H.1.2.4.5.6
      1. 1. Describe the reasons behind and effects of the American Atomic Bomb project on American

military strategies. H.1.2.5.7.8.6.12.13

2. Examine the reasons behind the use and consequences of Atomic weapons. H.1.2.5.7.8.12.13
      1. 1. Describe the shift in the American economy after the end of WWII. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13

2. Explain the methods the US used to finance the American war effort. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.12.13
      1. 1. Describe ways in which American civilians contributed to the war effort. HH.1.2.4.5.7.8.12.13

2. Explain the governments effects on US consumers and citizen morale during the war. H.1.2.3.5

19.3 1. Define Rosie the Riveter and explain how she changed the societal role of women.

H.1.2.4.5.6.7.8.12.13

19.4 1. Describe minority rights movements following WWII. H.1.2.3.5.7.12.13

2. Explain how minority groups aided the US war effort at home. H.1.2.3.5.7.12.13
      1. 1. Explain reasons for tension and conflict between the US-USSR after WWII. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.9.11.12.13

2. Define the term superpower and identify the goals of each. H.1.5
      1. 1. Explain the US foreign policy stance with respect to the USSR after WWII. H.1.2.4.5.7.8.11.13
      1. Identify foreign policy actions of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations and compare

        2. how these policies affected foreign relations during post WWII. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.12.13

      2. Identify why the US felt a need to stop the spread of communism and outline the steps

taken to ensure this. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.11.13
      1. 1. Explain the origins and the outcome of the Korean and Southeast Asian conflicts. H.1.2.3.5.7.11.13

2. Describe the effects of the containment policy on the Middle East and Latin America. H.1.2.5.7.11.13
      1. 1. Describe the effects of the Second Red Scare and the rise of "Un-Americanism". H.1.2.3.5.6.7.11.13

2. Explain the origins and effects of the McCarthy investigations on American politics and society.

H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. 1. Explain the effects of American economic expansion after WWII. H.1.2.3.5.7.13

2. Detail the effects of American technological advances and it’s effect on consumer demand.

H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. 1. Identify the values of the popular middle class in the 1950s. H.1.2.3.5.7.13

2. Explain the change of gender roles during the 1950s. H.1.2.4.5.6.8.9.13
      1. 1. Compare the differences between Truman and Eisenhower’s domestic policies. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      2. 2. List the programs in Truman’s Fair Deal. H.1.2.3.5.
      3. 1. Identify the events, date and precedent of Plessy v. Ferguson. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. Identify the events, date, persons/ organizations involved and significance of Brown vs. Board

of Education. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      1. Explain why minorities felt a need to protest for civil rights. H.1.2.5.6.7.8.12.13
      2. Explain 4 examples of minorities protest for their civil rights. (Include 5 w’s) H.1.2.3.5.7.12.13
      3. Identify how the launch of Sputnik affected American society. H.1.2.3.5.7.11.13

Unit: The Upheaval of the Sixties, 1960-1975

Content: Civil Rights Movement, JFK & Vietnam
      1. 1. Explain the reasons behind Kennedy’s popular image. H.1.2.5.9.11
      1. Describe JFK’s legislative effectiveness and his domestic program. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.13
      2. Identify the purpose of the Warren Commission, explain the findings and state 3 weaknesses of the findings. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.13
      1. 1. Explain the goals of LBJ’s "Great Society" and his legislative effectiveness. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.13
      1. Identify and state the significance of 4 Supreme Court decisions that set a precedence of civil rights. H.1.2.5.7.8.13
      2. Identify why and how immigration restrictions were reformed in 1965. H.1.2.3.5.7.8.13
      1. 1. Compare and contrast JFK’s and LBJ’s foreign policy agendas. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.13
      1. Explain the development of the Cuban Missile crisis and the significance it played in American foreign policy. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.13
      2. Explain how and why the US became involved in a rebellion of the Cuban government. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.13
      3. Explain the outcome of the Bay of Pigs Invasion and explain the effect it had on CIA operatives involved. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.13
      1. 1. Identify the purpose of the NAACP and outline the significant impact it had on the Civil Rights

Movement. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      1. Summarize the role of MLK in the Civil Rights Movement. H.1.2.3.5.7.12
      2. Give examples of 4 other (non-violent) civil rights organizations, state their purpose, dates,

        3. founders and significant events or impact within the movement. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.12.13

      3. Describe the impact of non-violence training on the Civil Rights Movement. H.1.2.3.4.5.7
      1. 1. Identify the date and significance of Boynton v. Virginia. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      2. 1. Identify JFK’s position on civil rights legislation. H.1.2.3.5.7.12
      1. Explain the purpose of the March on Washington, date, events, describe persons involved

        2. and state the significant impact on the movement. H..1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.12.13

      2. List the provisions and explain the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and identify the

US president’s administration passed this legislation. H..1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13

23.4 1. Identify the position of the Nation of Islam on integration and describe this organization’s.

H.1.2.3.4.5.6.11.13
      1. Explain the role of Malcolm X in the Nation of Islam and Civil Rights Movement.

H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13

3. Describe the change in philosophy taken by Malcolm X after El-Hajj to Mecca. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.12
      1. Outline the 10 points belief system of the Black Panther Party. H.1.2.3.5.7.13
      2. Compare and contrast the non-violent and aggressive approaches or people or organizations

within the Civil Rights Movement. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      1. 1. Identify social changes in society that developed into a Feminist movement. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      1. Give examples of (5) of gender discrimination during the 1960s. H.1.4.5.7.12.13
      2. Identify the purpose of NOW and the Equal Rights Amendment and identify why ERA has not been adopted. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.9.12.13
      3. Explain the significance of Roe v. Wade on the Feminist movement. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13
      1. 1. Identify other minority groups encouraged by the Civil Rights Movement and state their

purpose. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13

24.3 1. Explain the struggle of American Indians during the 1960s. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13

24.4 1. Describe the effects of the Environmental movement of the 1960s. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13

      1. 1. Characterize the Diem regime in Vietnam and describe US involvement under JFK.

H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      1. Explain the expansion of US involvement under the LBJ administration. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13
      2. Explain the events of the Gulf of Tonkin and identify its impact on American involvement in Vietnam. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      3. Explain how the Tet Offensive was significant to military strategy. H.1.2.4.5.7.8.12.13

25.2 1. Explain how the experience of a soldier in Vietnam differed from past wars. H.1.2.4.5.7.8.9.12.13 2. Explain the impact of the Vietnam conflict on the civilian population. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13 G.11

3. Describe the impact of the My Lai massacre on the American public. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the reason behind the student anti-war movement. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13
      1. Describe the techniques student protesters used to protest American involvement in Vietnam.

H.1.2.3.4.5.7.13

25.4 1. Define Counterculture and characterize the movement. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.12.13

2. Explain the conflict between traditional American and Counterculture values. H.1.2.4.5.7.8.9.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the impact of the Vietnam war on the Johnson administration. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12.13
      1. Explain Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization and identify how it conflicted with previous

restrictions of surrounding countries. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.12.13
      1. Describe the events at Kent State and explain how this contributed to a perspective of distrust

in American government. H.1.2.4.5.7.8.9.12.13
      1. Compare and contrast the returns of the Vietnam soldier and WWII soldier home.

H.1.2.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13

Unit: Continuity and Change, 1968 - Present

Content: Policy in the Middle East, Cold War & American Politics
      1. 1. Explain the impact of the assassination of American leaders (Martin Luther King, Malcolm X

John F. Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy)during the 1960s. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13

26.2 1. Explain and give examples of Nixon’s domestic agenda. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13

2. Identify why and how OPEC affected the United States in 1973. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the philosophy of Nixon’s foreign policy agenda. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13
      1. Detail the initial attempts at arms control with the USSR. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13
      2. Explain the significance of SALT to the Cold War. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13
      1. 1. Synthesize the events, outcome of the Watergate scandal with Americans view of the political

system. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.9.12.13
      1. 1. Characterize the Ford Administrations domestic and foreign policies. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13

2. Analyze how stagflation affected the American economy. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13
      1. 1. Detail the candidates, platforms and outcomes of the 1976 election. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      1. Explain Carter’s appeal to the American voting public. H.1.2.3.4.5.7.8.12

        2. 27..3 1. Detail the impact of Carter’s foreign policy work on Middle East peace. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13

      2. Explain the impact of US foreign policy on Africa, Latin America and the USSR. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.11.12.13
      3. Evaluate Carter’s diplomatic actions that led to the Iranian Hostage Crisis. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13
      1. 1. Explain the reasons behind Carter’s legislative ineffectiveness. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13
      1. Detail Carter’s impact on the Civil Rights movement. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13
      2. Identify the impact of Three Mile Island on legislative environmental concerns. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13
      3. Outline the steps Carter took in deregulation of industry. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13
      1. 1. Characterize "New Conservatism" and explain its conflict with New Deal policies. H.1.2.4.5.7.12.13

2. Explain the reasons behind the growth of the US government federal legislation. H.1.2.4.5.7.13

28.2 1. Evaluate how "Reaganomics" affected the growth of the American economy. H.1.2.4.5.7.9.12.13

2. Describe the impact of the 1980s recession and examine the high national debt. H.1.2.4.5.7.8.9.13
      1. 1. List the reasons behind the increased economic disparity of the 1980s. H.1.2.4.5.7.13
      1. Identify how deregulation of investments affected Savings and Loans investments. H.1.2.4.5.7.13
      2. Explain how the Iran Contra Affair affected US neutrality laws. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13

28.4 1. Detail the events of the 1988 Presidential campaign. H.1.2.4.5.7.13

28.5 1. Explain how Reagan initiated talks to peace of the Cold War and explain treaties that evidenced

this trial. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13

2. Explain Bush’s foreign and Domestic policies. H.1.2.4.5.7.13
      1. Evaluate the need for US involvement and success of the Persian Gulf War. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13
      2. Identify how the American government encouraged patriotism and the reason for this. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.12.13
      3. Analyze how "downsizing" affected the American worker and industry. H.1.2.4.5.7.13
      1. 1. Evaluate the techniques of the Clinton 1992 and 1996 campaigns. H.1.2.4.5.7.13
      1. Explain the reasons behind the Republican control of Congress during the 1994 elections.

H.1.2.4.5.7.13
      1. 1. Define the foreign policy goals of the Clinton Administration. H.1.2..5.7.13
      1. Explain how South Africa’s policy of apartheid affected US foreign policy. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13
      2. Evaluate America’s role as "International Police". H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      3. Compare and contrast military actions for resource need and actions for ethical concerns. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      4. Identify advantages and disadvantages of NAFTA on trade policy. H.1.2.4.5.7.11.12.13

29.3 1. Speculate on the possible paths immigration, diversity and aging issues will have on the US.

H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13
      1. Identify future concerns of job skills needed and educational level. H.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.12.13